Posted by Determined on October 26, 2016 at 09:46:45 from (216.130.212.53):
In Reply to: lights on Cat posted by flying belgian on October 26, 2016 at 08:44:45:
If you figure one is shorting out somewhere then a wiggle test with the lights on may yield some results.
Unclear from your post if they are all factory lights or extra lights added on to the circuit.
I have a tractor with extra work lights on back for baling in the dark, It goes about 45 minutes before it trips the resettable breaker, just a little too much draw for the circuit.
Easy check for this on yours would be to turn all the lights on then add some additional draw to the system (an extra work lamp with pigtails on it) and see if it blows the fuse right away, if so it might be time to run a second circuit or a relay to deal with the extra draw.
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